Second Chorus

Plot

Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny... read more

  • H. C. Potter

    Director

  • Johnny Mercer

    Lyricist

  • Ben Hecht

    Writer

  • Ian McLellan Hunter

    Screenplay

  • Frank Cavett

    Story

  • Elaine Ryan

    Screenplay

  • Theodor Sparkuhl

    Director of Photography

  • Jack Dennis

    Editor

  • Fred Astaire

    Danny O'Neill

  • Paulette Goddard

    Ellen Miller

  • Artie Shaw

    Himself

  • Charles Butterworth

    J. Lester Chisholm

  • Burgess Meredith

    Hank Taylor

  • Frank Melton

    Stu

  • Jimmy Conlin

    Mr. Dunn

  • Don Brodie

    Clerk

  • Marjorie Kane

    Secretary

  • Joan Barclay

    Receptionist

  • Willa Pearl Curtis

    Scrubwoman

  • Phil Arnold

    Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

  • Bobby Barber

    Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

  • Bus Bassey

    Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

  • William Benedict

    Ticket Taker (uncredited)

  • Vernon Brown

    Trombone Player (uncredited)

  • Billy Butterfield

    Trumpet Player (uncredited)

  • Romaine Callender

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Jack Cathcart

    Trumpet Player (uncredited)

  • Heinie Conklin

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Gordon De Main

    Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

  • Jud De Naut

    Bass Player (uncredited)

  • Nick Fatool

    Drummer (uncredited)

  • Jack Gordon

    Stagehand (uncredited)

  • Johnny Guarnieri

    Piano Player (uncredited)

  • Ben Hall

    Western Union Boy (uncredited)

  • Alton Hendrickson

    Guitar Player (uncredited)

  • Jack Jenney

    Trombone Player (uncredited)

  • Jerry Jerome

    Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

  • Adia Kuznetzoff

    Boris (uncredited)

  • Lillian Lawrence

    Spinster (uncredited)

  • Alexander Leftwich

    Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

  • Ben Lessy

    Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)

  • Joseph Marievsky

    Ivan (uncredited)

  • Charles R. Moore

    Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

  • Buddy Morrow

    Musician (uncredited)

  • Spec O'Donnell

    Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)

  • Hermes Pan

    College Clarinetist (uncredited)

  • Neely Plumb

    Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

  • Albert Pollet

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    84 minutes

    Released

    1941-01-03

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Paramount

    Sound

  • Artie Shaw

    Music

  • Updated

    290 days ago

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